We’re always keeping up with new industry data, and thought we share a few gems we’ve gathered recently.
Big TV events like the Oscars and the Superbowl are generating more simul-surfing than ever: 14.5% of Superbowl users were online while viewing, compared with 12.8% a year ago, while the number of Oscar fans who did so [...]
Nielsen came out with a great new report, Three Screen Report, that highlighted new data on the trend towards watching TV while simultaneously surfing the Internet. Aside from the reported 35% quarterly increase in viewers watching TV and using the Internet at the same time – they now do this on an average of 3.5 [...]
By
John on 3 February 2010
Not all Social TV has to take place in the living room. Recently, TV network Bravo teamed up with website Foursquare to get viewers to visit real-world locations related to Bravo TV shows like “The Real Housewives”, “Top Chef” and “Shear Genius”.
Foursquare is a “check-in” website that enables users to broadcast their current location to [...]
By
Steve on 29 January 2010
As always, Apple creates great stuff…no news there. When I look at the iPad, I can’t help but think of what future iPad generations will bring. For starters, I don’t think it’s a stretch to see voice, SMS and MMS services added – seems like this version will make it easier to use my Facebook [...]
By
Kate on 13 November 2009
One observation I had from NTV is that “programmers, content provider, operators” and nearly anyone who controls or offers their services to an end-user consumer, is really beginning to appreciate adding a “social element” to their offering.
Mark Whitten, General Manager of Xbox Live for Microsoft, talked about the many ways Xbox started out as a [...]
